May 04 - May 10, 2009
Welcome back, as we continue our ride through the month of May in the Grateful Dead’s recorded history, with stops in 1972, 1977 and 1978.
This week we’ll start our voyage in Paris, France, on the first night of the two night stand in the city of lights. From the second set, we have this magnificent, typical-of-Europe-’72 jam featuring Jam>The Other One>Drums>The Other One>Me and Bobby McGee>The Other One>Wharf Rat. These two Paris shows were loaded with good music, with some if it making it onto the Europe ’72 album. Hopefully some day we’ll see a France ’72 album released featuring music from these two shows, plus Lille on 5/13/72.
Next up, from five years plus a day later on 5/4/77 at the Palladium in New York City (check out last week’s Tapers’ Section for more music from this run), we have this very tight, very inspired second set jam of Terrapin Station>Playing In The Band>Comes A Time>Playing In The Band. As I mentioned last week, this run of shows, and the entire tour, featured a very unique jam/song sequence virtually every night, and this one is no exception.
From a year and a day later in Hanover, NH, we have the second set closing jam from 5/5/78 featuring Not Fade Away>Stella Blue>Around and Around, Werewolves of London. This was the first night of the second half of a very good tour, with the first half taking place 4/6/78 to 4/24/78 and the second half taking place 5/5/78 to 5/17/78, with plenty of great stuff during these five weeks, including the 5/10&11/78 shows that have been immortalized as Dick’s Picks Vol. 25.
Lastly this week, from the next night on 5/6/78 in Burlington, VT, we have the show-opening quintet of songs, consisting of Sugaree, Minglewood Blues, Beggy-O, BIODTL, Loser.
Stop in next week for more great music, from 1970, 1973 and 1978. Some very good stuff coming up.
David Lemieux
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GREAT TUNES
WHAT A WAY TO START THE DAY!! A FRESH CUP O JOE AND SOME CLASSIC GRATEFUL DEAD!! KEEP ON TRUCKIN DOWN TO CHICAGO THE NEXT 2 NIGHTS, WWWWWOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
DoDa Man ;^ )
Without love in the dream it'll never come true
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wow
Nice. I'm just listening to nugget two now and love it. Comes a Time! I'm in heaven. sweet. Donna is doing all right here too.
Awesomellow.
Thank you, David. You the man.
(lol @ type O Beggy-O) I hope it's a typeo
round and round
Sweet
Since I mitched and boaned about the missing Werewolves last week, I feel it's my obligation to thank David for its inclusion this week. Favorite line: "Little ol' lady got mutilated late last night". So alliterative. And so horrible! No wonder Jerry loved it. I understand he dug all the classic monster movies and everybody in the Dead had/has a pretty dark sense of humor.
Speaking of Beggy-O, if my old friend Betsy-O is out there, Hey Now!
And thanks to Sirius for broadcasting the Philly show last Saturday. I got caught up in it, and though the Samson and Delilah closer was no big surprise (since they are tearing that whole building down) it was pretty cool to have the expectation validated. And it didn't hurt that it came after a Help -> Slip -> Franklins.
Random plug: I'm watching a recently (officially!) released Jorma Kaukonen and Vital Parts 1980 DVD from the German TV show Rockpalast. While not exactly Metal Years Hot Tuna, it's quite the obscure treat. Check it out! How often have you seen Jorma play with the Stench brothers? (Whatta family name.)
Europe '72 box set
I think there should be an uber-Europe '72 box set that would include every show from the tour (every one that exists in the vault at least.) Or least put all the shows on itunes or deadstore.net and allow people to buy what they wanted. (I'm old-fashioned, though, and like the idea of a box set with essays and photos.)
Bon Appetite
Hey,
The Paris '72 stuff is quite tasty.Wicked Good!
Nice Drum Break...which ,of course, is always welcome in this house.
Merci Beaucoup Monsieur Lemieux
shwack in nh
72
very pleased with this other taste of europe 72-- comes a time is beautiful- the guitar, the vocals, the band sounds awesome.
thank you, david- many times over-
caroline
5/4/77
And now I love you again. My all time favorite Comes a Time, in one of my all time faovorite 2nd sets. If you dont have it, get it, now. I am right with you on the Spring 78 shows too. Got into those with those DP's and have loved almost all that I have gotten my hands on.
"Just when I think I'm out, He keeps pullin' me back in!"
NFA
Beggy-O
What eees thees Beggy-O of wheech you speak? Next we weel 'ave Jenarrio. "In the back woods of Jennario, Tiger Woods was running around." These damn inaccuracies are driving me crazzie
Wow
The '77 sequence is dyno-mite. You can hear the crowd get totally blown away by Terrapin, then Playin' gets out there to some weird spaces until they bring it back home with such a sweet Comes A Time. Very tight and inspired indeed, David.
Muchas gracias de nuevo mi amigo y feliz cinco de mayo <[:^)o
Really nice!
Suh-weet jams, must be a great feeling to walk into THE VAULT to start your work day. I'm really digging the Dead 2009 tour, lots of great music, more to come. Jam on America.
Coconut Phil, living Free.